Fulham v West Brom

[DCHeather]

This Wednesday at 3pm EST, at Craven Cottage. The game will be televised on FoxSoccerPlus.

Line-ups and Predictions?

[SCFulhamFan]

I just hope we get Ruiz on the wing. I would hate to drop Duff as he has put in two solid shifts, but Ruiz seems lost in the middle. Maybe Dembele will be back as well. Either way I feel positive going into this match.

[SoCalJoe]

Let's see what happens in the last day of the window, but if it's status quo then I'm hoping that Jol isn't stubborn enough to have one striker out there. The team plays better when Bobby has a partner, so if Moose isn't back yet then AJ should start, Sidders and the Captain in the middle and Ruiz back on the bench (not near as down on him as others, but coming on a sub for this match).

Really interested on the return of Woy. I know all the supporters aren't going to give him his well deserved ovation, but for those that don't want to cheer I'm hoping they just choose to be silent and not boo.

WBA will be battling to stay up at the end of the season, but one thing they do having going for them is that their away record is far better than their home one is, so the lads had better be ready to go. 1-0 to the good guys w/Bobby finding the back of the net.

[HatterDon]

So, Woyz Boyz already have FIVE away wins this season -- more than his last two seasons with us combined.


I go for an old fashioned 4-4-2 with Stockdale; Kelly, Senderos, Hangeland, Riise; Ruiz, Dembele [if fit] Murphy, Dempsey; Our Late President, Z-Bird.

If Dembele is NOT fit, put in Sidwell.

If the good Fulham shows up, we win easily. If the confused, unguided, lost-in-the-woods Fulham shows up, it'll be #6 for Woy!

[SCFulhamFan]

Can't agree more. The right team comes out and we break down the organization Roy brings to all his teams.

[MisterF]

Still have a sour taste from the Everton match. This is very winnable if the right team shows up as everyone is saying. With Man City coming up, I would love to get 3 points from this one.

I'm gonna say 2-1 Fulham

[RDG]

Question: will Aaron Hughes start again? From what little I saw of Friday's match, he looked worse than Senderos. He was not the solid player we have grown to love him (even if he was a Sanchez signing). Ah, well, I will miss this match and actually do some work instead. Stupid me.

[nevzter]

So, Zamora is ruled out. Sa is injured? To those of us Cyrillic-challenged isn't available...so, dare to venture a guess of Dempsey up top w/ AJ? I would hope with AJ and not alone... If Dembele is healthy, we'll probably see the mastermind 4-6-0 by Jol, thereby sucking West Brom into a false sense of confidence through the failure of Fulham to place a striker on the pitch. Trotta to get his first XI run out? Is Davies healthy yet?

Really burned at the transfer situation right now. Poor bit o' business in my opinion - hopefully, it'll all be coming up roses in a month.

[DCHeather]

Not sure Jol will go with a 4-4-2 now. The way things have been going lately, I am expecting AJ up top alone with Fulham repeatedly trying to punt long balls to shortest player on the team. Sheesh, I am in rotten mood. I have no idea what is going to happen in this match. I was hoping and still hope for 3 points. I just hope the players aren't sour about losing Zamora and play like zombies.

[SoCalJoe]

I guess it's time to revise my 1-0 scoreline w/Bobby getting the lone goal.

[DCHeather]

I'll be in the chat room for this one and crossing my fingers for 3 points.

[VegasJustin]

We gave away points again. Why are we so fucking complacent? I am sorry, but this is becoming a joke. We don't hold leads or if we are on the road we don't even go for the lead. This never happened under previous managers. We never gave away so many points, especially at home.

[dtowndough]

I think I'm glad I missed the chat on this one. But damn, I sure would like to see how many points we've given away on the season. I don't have time to go back and look at the scoring lines, and I guess it would be fairly subjective any way. Glad to see demps got the goal though.

[DCHeather]

The Hatter's review:

http://www.fulhamusa.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=57

[nevzter]

Nice write up by HD, as usual - thank you, sir.

How many times are Fulham going to concede late this term? It's a problem, a damn problem. Some Etuhu late after securing the lead would've done Fulham some good - maybe any fresh legs could've done some good and stopped the scoring sequence before the backline was beat. Good effort overall, and happy to see Mr. Davies back, but I do blame Jol for pissing this one away. Could've bunkered as WBA weren't exactly flying forward after the goal.

Anyway a point and up a place in the table.

Damn you Man City in 3 days.

COYW